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The Heart Of Saturday Night

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Well, You gaDssed her up, Behind the Wheel
With youGr arm around your sweet one, in your oldsmobile
Em7Barrelin Down the Boulevard, A  
Youre lookin for the heart oDf Saturday night 
You Dget paid on Friday, and your pockets are jinglin
and you Gsee the lights, you get all tinglin
Cause youEm7re cruising with a six,A  
Youre lookin for the heart of SaturDday night
Then yoGu Comb your hair, AShave your face
DTryin to wipe out every trace
Of alG/Bl the other days Gin the week
you know that thEm7isll be the Saturday youre reacAhin your peak
DStoppin on the red, Youre goin on the green
Cause tonighGtll be like nothin youve ever seen
And youre barreliEm7n down the BoulevardA  
Youre lookin for the heart of Saturday nighDt
Tell me is it the Gcrack of the Pool Balls, neon bAuzzin
DTelephone ringin its your second cousin
Is it the baG/Brmaid thats smilin from the Gcorner of her eye
Em7Magic of the melancholy tear in Ayour eye
DMakes a kind of quiver down in the core
cause youre drGeamin of them Saturdays that came before
Em7And now youre stumblinA  
Stumblin for the heart of Saturday Dnight
You gaDssed her up, and youre Behind the Wheel
With your aGrm around your sweet one, in your oldsmobile
Em7Barrelin Down the Boulevard, A  
Youre lookin for the heart of Saturday nDight
Is it the cGrack of the Pool Balls, neon buzzAin
DTelephone ringin its your second cousin
And the baG/Brmaid thats smilin from the Gcorner of her eye
Em7Magic of the melancholy Atear in your eye
DMakes it kind of special, down in the core
And youre drGeamin of them Saturdays that came before
Its found you stEm7umblinA  
Stumblin onto the heart of SaturDday night
And youre stGumblin A  
stumblin onto the heart of SaturDday night
Mmm mGmm mmm,     Ammm mmm Dmmm

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The story behind the song

This song, the title track from Tom Waits' second album, is a tribute to Jack Kerouac, capturing a feeling of late-night atmosphere. It evokes a mood of "boozy vertigo" and "self-pitying gloom," best listened to when "that cloud...has descended and the vino is close at hand." The album cover itself, featuring a tired Waits leaving a neon-lit cocktail lounge, visually reinforces this nocturnal world. Playing it might feel like stepping into a dimly lit bar, observing the characters that inhabit the fringes of the night.

AI-written from these sources:The Heart of Saturday Night — Wikipedia ↗Tom Waits — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Heart Of Saturday Night

by Tom Waits

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Em7

G/B

Well, You gassed her up, Behind the Wheel

With your arm around your sweet one, in your oldsmobile

Em7 A

Barrelin Down the Boulevard,

Youre lookin for the heart of Saturday night

You get paid on Friday, and your pockets are jinglin

and you see the lights, you get all tinglin

Em7 A

Cause youre cruising with a six,

Youre lookin for the heart of Saturday night

G A

Then you Comb your hair, Shave your face

Tryin to wipe out every trace

G/B G

Of all the other days in the week

Em7 A

you know that thisll be the Saturday youre reachin your peak

Stoppin on the red, Youre goin on the green

Cause tonightll be like nothin youve ever seen

Em7 A

And youre barrelin down the Boulevard

Youre lookin for the heart of Saturday night

G A

Tell me is it the crack of the Pool Balls, neon buzzin

Telephone ringin its your second cousin

G/B G

Is it the barmaid thats smilin from the corner of her eye

Em7 A

Magic of the melancholy tear in your eye

Makes a kind of quiver down in the core

cause youre dreamin of them Saturdays that came before

Em7 A

And now youre stumblin

Stumblin for the heart of Saturday night

You gassed her up, and youre Behind the Wheel

With your arm around your sweet one, in your oldsmobile

Em7 A

Barrelin Down the Boulevard,

Youre lookin for the heart of Saturday night

G A

Is it the crack of the Pool Balls, neon buzzin

Telephone ringin its your second cousin

G/B G

And the barmaid thats smilin from the corner of her eye

Em7 A

Magic of the melancholy tear in your eye

Makes it kind of special, down in the core

And youre dreamin of them Saturdays that came before

Em7 A

Its found you stumblin

Stumblin onto the heart of Saturday night

G A

And youre stumblin

stumblin onto the heart of Saturday night

G A D

Mmm mmm mmm, mmm mmm mmm

About The Heart Of Saturday Night Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play The Heart Of Saturday Night by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Heart Of Saturday Night chords”, “The Heart Of Saturday Night guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits The Heart Of Saturday Night chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Heart Of Saturday Night chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Heart Of Saturday Night lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, Em7, A, G/B.

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